Our sense of belonging and family are a source of pride and strength.
Children love knowing their family’s story, traditions, quirks, anything that makes them unique, special and, more importantly, anything that shows them they belong to something larger than themselves.
Slowing down from your busy schedule to think about your family and what artwork would celebrate them is a wonderful exercise in gratitude.
The end result is artwork that does so much more than complement your décor. It’s a family bonding experience, one that also happens to create art.
After all, your artwork is a reflection of your life, how you want to surround yourself and how you want to be seen in your own home.
While this is especially wonderful for children who are discovering and solidifying their identity, it is also valuable for adults.
Images have power.
Everywhere we look we are surrounded by images that are chosen by marketers.
We are fed a steady diet of what others want us to see about ourselves, and our world.
These visuals are well thought out and effective — as well done visuals always are.
We shut out as much of this bombardment as we can, but have you ever thought of countering the noise with your own message?
Do you realize you hold the most valuable visual real estate there is, the walls of your own home?
How many people take the time to create their own positive imagery?
While you cannot control what is in a magazine or on a billboard, you can control what is on the walls of your home!
Your walls are a prime location that you and especially your children see every day, taking in what is on them both consciously and subconsciously.
Printed photos give us access to a world that existed before we did.
Are there people in your life that you only know through photographs, through opening an album and flipping through it?
Portraits allow us to feel a connection to people in life we otherwise would never have known.
Will you one day have a cherished granddaughter? She will only ever know the “grown up” version of her grandmother.
Portraits are for your grandkids who will be amazed to see how similar they look to the younger version of you!
There’s just something about holding an album of photographs in your hands.
With each old picture, you are transported to a distinct moment that is forever frozen in time.
You instantly remember how it felt when your child would slowly fall asleep in your arms.
You remember the sound of giggles and little feet pattering down the hallway.
The seemingly mundane moments from years gone by suddenly have new meaning.
Photos have the unique power to connect us to who we were, who we are and who we hope to become.
They lead us to a connected life filled with purpose, discovery and joy.
Aren’t these the moments we live for?